Maine · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Maine

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Maine, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Maine schools listed here average 56.2% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 72 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

56.2%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 85.6%
highest rate (Narraguagus High School): 72
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Narraguagus High School Harrington	291	Critical	85.6%
2	Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3 Harpswell	93	Critical	80.6%
3	Jonesport-Beals High School Jonesport	59	Critical	78.0%
4	Rumford Elementary Rumford	213	Critical	77.0%
5	Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch Deer Isle	94	Critical	75.5%
6	Madison Junior High School Madison	152	Critical	75.0%
7	Mt View Middle School Thorndike	232	Critical	74.6%
8	Searsport District High School Searsport	121	Critical	73.6%
9	Morse Memorial School Brooks	70	Critical	72.9%
10	Katahdin Middle/High School Stacyville	128	Critical	70.3%
11	Telstar High School Bethel	179	Critical	67.0%
12	Meroby Elementary School Mexico	256	Critical	66.4%
13	Mountain Valley High School Rumford	369	Critical	66.1%
14	Calais Middle/High School Calais	289	Critical	66.1%
15	Mt View High School Thorndike	271	Critical	64.9%
16	Sumner Memorial High School Sullivan	214	Critical	64.5%
17	Friendship Village School Friendship	62	Critical	64.5%
18	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences Hinckley	177	Critical	64.4%
19	Vinalhaven School Vinalhaven	143	Critical	64.3%
20	Agnes Gray School West Paris	128	Critical	63.3%
21	Daniel W Merritt School Addison	89	Critical	62.9%
22	Mountain View Sch Sullivan	152	Critical	62.5%
23	Houlton Elementary School Houlton	282	Critical	61.7%
24	Islesboro Central School Islesboro	64	Critical	60.9%
25	Nokomis Regional Middle School Newport	524	Critical	60.1%
26	Oceanside Middle School Thomaston	307	Critical	59.9%
27	Tremont Consolidated School Bass Harbor	127	Critical	59.8%
28	Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S Paris	1,010	Critical	59.7%
29	Oceanside High School Rockland	494	Critical	59.5%
30	Oxford Hills Middle School Paris	479	Critical	59.5%
31	Richmond High School Richmond	131	Critical	59.5%
32	Woodstock School Bryant Pond	67	Critical	58.2%
33	Waterville Junior High School Waterville	325	Critical	57.8%
34	Valley Rivers Middle School Fort Kent	118	Critical	57.6%
35	Walton School Auburn	156	Critical	57.1%
36	Houlton Junior High School Houlton	186	Critical	57.0%
37	Ella Lewis Sch Steuben	79	Critical	57.0%
38	Palermo Consolidated School Palermo	111	Critical	56.8%
39	Viola Rand School Bradley	74	Critical	56.8%
40	Mountain Valley Middle School Mexico	376	Critical	56.6%
41	Carrabec High School North Anson	174	Critical	56.3%
42	Farrington School Augusta	306	Critical	56.2%
43	Farwell Elementary School Lewiston	401	Critical	55.9%
44	Waterford Memorial School Waterford	77	Critical	55.8%
45	Nokomis Regional High School Newport	610	Critical	55.7%
46	Lillian Parks Hussey School Augusta	235	Critical	55.7%
47	Searsport District Middle School Searsport	108	Critical	55.6%
48	Hancock Grammar School Hancock	188	Critical	55.3%
49	Carmel Elementary School Carmel	158	Critical	55.1%
50	Lincoln School Augusta	291	Critical	55.0%
51	Telstar Middle School Bethel	155	Critical	54.8%
52	Penquis Valley Middle/High School Milo	349	Critical	54.7%
53	Buckfield Jr-Sr High School Buckfield	228	Critical	53.1%
54	Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School Bingham	104	Critical	52.9%
55	Searsport Elementary Searsport	167	Critical	52.7%
56	Fort Fairfield Middle/High School Fort Fairfield	238	Critical	52.5%
57	Katahdin Elementary School Stacyville	136	Critical	52.2%
58	Molly Ockett School Fryeburg	520	Critical	52.1%
59	Lewiston High School Lewiston	1,709	Critical	51.9%
60	Paris Elementary School Paris	424	Critical	51.9%
61	Mt Abram Regional High School Salem	216	Critical	51.9%
62	Mt Blue High School Farmington	720	Critical	51.8%
63	Holbrook School Holden	178	Critical	51.7%
64	Ellsworth High School Ellsworth	521	Critical	51.6%
65	Sylvio J Gilbert School Augusta	305	Critical	51.5%
66	Cushing Community School Cushing	74	Critical	51.4%
67	Thomas J Mcmahon Elementary Sch Lewiston	474	Critical	51.3%
68	Mt View Elementary School Thorndike	273	Critical	51.3%
69	Old Town High School Old Town	531	Critical	50.8%
70	Cony Augusta	662	Critical	50.6%
71	Lewiston Middle School Lewiston	744	Critical	50.5%
72	Milbridge Elementary School Milbridge	114	Critical	50.0%
73	Oak Hill High School Wales	408	High	49.8%
74	George J Mitchell School Waterville	532	High	48.9%
75	Mattanawcook Academy Lincoln	313	High	48.9%
76	Madison Area Memorial H S Madison	184	High	48.9%
77	Central High School Corinth	303	High	48.5%
78	Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro	561	High	48.3%
79	Guy E Rowe School Norway	428	High	48.1%
80	Brownfield Denmark Elementary School Denmark	77	High	48.1%
81	Waterville Senior High School Waterville	529	High	48.0%
82	Eric L Knowlton School Berwick	204	High	48.0%
83	Robert V. Connors Elementary School Lewiston	737	High	47.8%
84	Lawrence Jr High School Fairfield	276	High	47.8%
85	Trenton Elementary School Trenton	120	High	47.5%
86	Lawrence High School Fairfield	531	High	47.1%
87	Presque Isle High School Presque Isle	474	High	47.0%
88	Mattanawcook Jr High School Lincoln	304	High	47.0%
89	Otisfield Community School Otisfield	115	High	47.0%
90	Presque Isle Middle School Presque Isle	354	High	46.9%
91	Madison Elementary School Madison	239	High	46.9%
92	Sacopee Valley High Sch Hiram	261	High	46.7%
93	Messalonskee High School Oakland	695	High	46.6%
94	Spruce Mountain Primary School Livermore	335	High	46.0%
95	John F Kennedy Memorial School Biddeford	157	High	45.9%
96	Bonny Eagle High School Standish	1,027	High	45.8%
97	Spruce Mountain Elementary School Jay	306	High	45.8%
98	Carrabec Community School North Anson	225	High	45.8%
99	Caravel Middle School Carmel	204	High	45.6%
100	Auburn Middle School Auburn	499	High	45.5%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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